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849288

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on the level of the police precept for 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	904009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Before the police funding settlement, I spoke and received written submissions from leaders in police forces in England and Wales. Police leaders - especially in England where referendum limits apply - were clear that they wanted additional flexibility to increase funding through precept. I heard their messages and responded by allowing increases of an average £1 per month in England, enabling each PCC to maintain their funding in real terms next year.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/02/2018 17:26:26 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

849289

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many times the Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship cap has been reached in each of the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	904010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the valuable contribution that migrants make to our society by filling skills gaps in our labour market, and that the immigration system plays a part in supporting UK growth. The monthly allocation of places under Tier 2 (General) has been oversubscribed three times since December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We keep all immigration routes under review to ensure that the system serves the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/02/2018 17:27:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

849290

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle cyber crime.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	904012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>This Government takes the threat of cyber crime extremely seriously, which is why we have committed to spending £1.9 billion to deliver the National Cyber Security Strategy. This includes boosting the capabilities of the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit and investing in the cyber teams within Regional Organised Crime Units to bolster our response.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/02/2018 17:28:32 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

849291

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to confiscate money from criminals; and how she plans to further strengthen the asset recovery regime.
tabling member constituency	Bexhill and Battle
tabling member printed	Huw Merriman
uin	904013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We have recovered £1.4bn under the Proceeds of Crime Act since 2010. The Criminal Finances Act 2017 provides important new powers to improve the asset recovery system, such as unexplained wealth orders, the forfeiture of bank accounts and forfeiture of certain mobile assets. The Government is also implementing the recommendations made in the Public Accounts Committee Report of 2016. Our Asset Recovery Action Plan will be published by April this year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/02/2018 17:30:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman

849292

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage greater collaboration between police and fire services.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	904014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Emergency services collaboration remains a priority for this Government. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a new duty to collaborate and enables police and crime commissioners to take on responsibility for fire governance where a local case is made. These important measures ensure local leaders are able to drive collaboration in the best interests of their communities.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/02/2018 17:31:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

849293

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Economic Crime Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the resourcing of the Economic Crime Unit.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	904015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The new National Economic Crime Centre will task and coordinate the overall law enforcement response to economic crime. The Home Office is working with partners across government, law enforcement, regulators and the private sector on the design of the centre, which has £6m in funding allocated to it in the 18/19 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/02/2018 17:32:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

849294

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the protective equipment available to police forces.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	904016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that police officers should have the best possible protection when facing the physical violence that is sometimes directed against them. Decisions about the selection and purchase of police equipment are primarily for chief officers of police. The Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology provides scientific and technical advice to support the police, including the development and management of protective equipment standards, such as body armour and personal defence sprays.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/02/2018 17:33:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

845874

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to reduce moped crime.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	904011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with the police, industry, and other partners to understand better the drivers of moped crime and how best to prevent them.</p><p> </p><p>This work sits alongside the review the Government is conducting into the law, guidance and practice surrounding police pursuits and response driving.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/02/2018 17:33:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

846066

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Key Forensic Services: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the total value of monetary support that the police has provided to Key Forensics Services to enable it to finish processing outstanding cases.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	128775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>I welcome the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s and Association of Police and Crime Commissioner’s swift action to minimise the impact on the criminal justice system and protect evidence for live cases. The financial arrangements are a commercial matter for the police and the company, to enable the company to pay their staff to finish processing outstanding cases.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/02/2018 18:29:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

846101

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the Office of the Immigration Service Commission having only 4 out of 224 prosecutions leading to a fine and a single conditional discharge in 2016-17; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of that Office in regard to prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	128804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) secured 16 prosecutions in the reporting year 2016/17. They were disposed by way of four immediate custodial sentences, four suspended prison sentences, two community punishment orders, four fines and one conditional discharge. (One offender failed to appear at Crown Court for sentencing following conviction resulting in an arrest warrant being issued.)</p><p>The 224 prosecutions to which you refer have been secured by the OISC since they became fully operational in 2001. The full breakdown of the sentences handed down in these cases by the Tribunal is available in their published annual reports and accounts, which can be viewed on the OISC’s website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner</a>.</p><p>The OISC’s overall performance, including on prosecutions, is reviewed on a regular basis by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/02/2018 17:27:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan